homemade experimental music by Hal McGee and friends 1982 to 2018​Click on the HAL CATALOG tab above to see a list of pages for my 300+ albums.​​Each album's page includes a link to the album's Bandcamp page, where you can purchase downloads.​Info on how to purchase CDRs and Cassettes can be found here.

Robert Rich - Sunyata

The music of SUNYATA grew out of all-night concerts performed for sleeping audiences. Best experienced at at low volumes in a quiet place this music creates an environment for deepest trance. There are three long textural pieces combining processed natural sounds with electronics, "Dervish Dreamtime", "Sunyata (Emptiness)", and the side-long "Oak Spirits" which surprisingly has a lot of dark overtones. Excellent recording quality and packaging. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.- January 1985 Cause And Effect Cassette Distribution Catalog

The Sunyata cassette is presented here in archival form with the permission of Robert Rich. The cassette transcription offered here is not a substitute for Robert Rich's current version of the recording. You are encouraged to purchase the newly-remastered Sunyata CD.

Download the album - in your choice of lossless FLAC or ALAC, or high-quality 320 mp3 at Bandcamp.

Sunyata by Robert Rich was listed in the January 1985 Cause And Effect Cassette Distribution catalog.It is presented here strictly for archival, educational, historical, and non-commercial purposes. All rights belong to the artist.These recordings are straight transcriptions from an original copy of the cassette as it was published by Robert Rich in 1982. No attempt has been made to enhance or "improve" the sound quality. Dolby B Noise Reduction was used to playback the tape during transcription.Pictured above is a cover of an original copy of Sunyata that is still in my possession. The cover has discolored/yellowed due to age.Audio files are transcriptions of the entire sides of the cassette, not divided into tracks. This was done for two reasons: 1) to give the listener an opportunity to hear the sides of the tape as continuous listening experiences just as someone might have heard them if they bought the tape from Cause And Effect in 1985 2) to highlight and emphasize the non-commercial nature of this archival presentation

The $2 minimum download fee will pay for my Bandcamp and PayPal fees necessary to maintain the Cause And Effect site here on Bandcamp. You can choose to Name Your Price for an amount more than $2 and that additional amount will be given to Robert Rich. Example, if you Name Your Price as $5, I will give $3 to Robert Rich. - Hal McGeeThe main purposes here are to preserve artifacts and documents of Cassette Culture Era history, and to honor the artists and labels who produced them.This is the fourth entry of a project that I have recently commenced to thoroughly document the cassettes that were distributed and produced by Cause And Effect. I expect this project to take several years to complete.